1979 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

1979 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
1979 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	3–8 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach	Larry Beightol (1st season; first ten games); Pat Patterson (final game);
Captain	Rodney Jones, Rick Reggio
Home stadium	Joe Aillet Stadium
	Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Southland Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
McNeese State $	5	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
UT Arlington	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Lamar	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	2
Arkansas State	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Louisiana Tech	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Louisiana Tech record includes one win by forfeit.

The 1979 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their only year under head coach Larry Beightol, the team compiled a 3–8 record. After going 1–9 through the first ten games of the season, head coach Larry Beightol was fired on November 12.^[1] Pat Patterson then served as interim head coach for the final game of the season and led the Bulldogs to a victory over Northeast Louisiana.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 0–34 (UNM forfeit)	27,380	^[3]^[4]
September 15	at Chattanooga*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 7–24	9,100	^[5]
September 22	at Lamar	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 7–19	17,600	^[6]
September 29	at Miami (FL)*	Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 0–6	20,069	^[7]
October 6	Southwestern Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 17–0	15,600	^[8]
October 13	Arkansas State	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	L 7–14	13,800	^[9]
October 20	vs. Northwestern State*	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA (rivalry)	L 21–25	19,212	^[10]
October 27	Texas–Arlington	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	L 16–30	11,200	^[11]
November 3	vs. North Texas State*	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	L 17–19	3,600	^[12]
November 10	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 7–41	19,375	^[13]
November 17	Northeast Louisiana*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 13–10	17,300	^[14]
*Non-conference game

References

^ "Larry Beightol fired as Tech head coach". The Shreveport Times. November 13, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Patterson replaces Beightol". The Shreveport Journal. November 13, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wright leads Lobos, 34–0". Albuquerque Journal. September 2, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Keith solves asterisk woes". Albuquerque Journal. February 10, 1980. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Moccasins win opener". Johnson City Press. September 16, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lamar upsets La. Tech". The Daily Advertiser. September 23, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hurricanes win lackluster game on 2 field goals". The Palm Beach Post. September 30, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lackluster Cajuns blitzed by 'Dogs". The Daily Advertiser. October 7, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Indians slug Bulldogs". The Shreveport Times. October 14, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Philibert key Demon". The Shreveport Times. October 21, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UTA rally beats Tech". The Times. October 28, 1979. p. 2D. Retrieved May 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "North Texas snatches 19–17 victory from Louisiana Tech". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 4, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pokes keep unbeaten string in tact with rout of Tech". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 11, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "LaTech overcomes 7 turnovers to win 13–10". The Shreveport Times. November 18, 1979. p. 2D. Retrieved May 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.